Development and
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Finance

The SDGs and the private sector

Study of German civil-society organisations claims that the 2030 Agenda needs to be safeguarded against corporate interference

International finance institution

Dangerous transformation

World Bank can do more lending – and charges more interest rates

Multilateral bank

Reform gone wrong

The World Bank’s social and environmental standards have been weakened significantly

The IPCC, Bolsonaro, Trump and Kavanaugh

Climate change and the rise of right-wing populism

Education

Charcoal paying for education

A poor female charcoal-vendor in Uganda managed to send her children to university

Environment

Burundi bans plastic bags

Boom of biodegradable materials expected in Burundi after plastic is banned

Rural poverty

Inefficient agency

Maize farmers in Zambia are stuck in poverty because a government agency is not doing its job properly

Environment

Endangered hippos

Humans invade hippos’ habitat at Lake Tanganyika

Research

How green industrial policy can boost prosperity

Why environmental protection can lead to more employment in developing countries

Green industrial policy

Reducing poverty whilst transitioning to a green economy

The double challenge of generating growth and transitioning to clean economies

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